of kindness to honor thooe who lost their livee three years ago today. good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. roads remain wet this december morning with rain continuing to track to the north, but it wil be ending from the south to the north. you can see dry air starting to work into our southernmost counties. but we had quite a bit of rain over the last couple of days.... just for sunday, we had d to over 3"! waterloo smashed their previous december 13th daily record. and now we are dealing with temps that

the low tracks through... but it is still mild... 40s and 50s with strong winds.... they are 15 to 30 mph right now and will stay gusty throughout the day. the rain will continue totrack out of the area and some snowflakes may mix into the northern counties as the temps fall this afernoon, but most of us will keep it as rain. we willlry out tomorrrrw, but another system tracks through on wednesday. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. an historic moment here in iow.... sovernor terry branstad is now the longest serving governor in the united statee....

kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the newsroom with a brief overview of his time as governor... governor branstad was 36 when he was first elected governor.... he was the youngest serving governor at that time.... he left public office in moiis university he was then re- elected in 2010 and was sworn into office in governor... he's dealt with everything from the farming crisis to the floods of 1993. two of his greated of are diversifying an agriculture-based society.... and lowering unemployment rates in iowa.... governor branstad credits his 8th grade teacher for inspiring him to get involved in politics. he's an iowa native... and studied at the university of iowa and drake university.... we've got you covered live in the newsroom... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. there are multiple events at the state capitol to celebrate the govrnor's new record. we will have continuing coverage of

new this morning... police investigate after a man is found dead in iowa. someone called fort dodge police about the body over the weekend.. policeare calling the suspicious. the man'' name has not bbn released. police in fort dodge are also looking for a man they say fired shots inside a bar. they say it happened around 2 yesterday morning. police say a panic alarm went off at the bar a ater a fight and jordan foy fired the gun. they consider him armed and dangerous. e person is in jail -- after barrading themsese in a home. cedar rapids police say they responded to the 5-hundred block of 8th street south- west around 3-30 yesterday afternoon. by 7-30 -- the person walked out of the home -- and police were able to take him into custody. police are investigating. five people are dead after a boarded-up home goes up in flames. firefighters say neighbors heard people screaming and pounding on the window for help. they believe the victims were squatting inside the home since it had been vacant for years. five

figure out the cause. one man is shot dead by police -- after walking into a pennsylvania walmart -- and pointing a gun at customers. when officers got there -- they say they told the man to drop his gun -- but he fused. momentt later -- thhman was shot in the chest. police say nobody else was injured -- but some customers said they were concerned about myself. i always ask my husband to go with me because i'm so scared. now there's a shooter, i'll nevee come here with the investigation. the jury will eceive instructions today in the trial of william porter. he's the first of six police officers to be charged in connection with the death of freddie gray. the defense rested its case on friday. andrew spencer tells us closing arguments begin today. prosecutors argue offfer william portrtr ignored gray's life. "the prosecution has

beyood what the public expected, and that's what makes their case very strong." over the last two weeks, they've also argued porter went against department policy by not securing gray properly in the baak of a baltimore polii transport vvn. porter's defense has said the opposite: arguing standard protocol was to not use seat belts. they've tried to pin responsibility on the van's driver, caesar goodson. that simply not belting him in when it wasn't his responsibility reflected a the big questions at the center of this trial are when -- injury and whether --and how quickly -- porter tried to get him medical help. the jury will weigh those questions as they consider the charges against porter: invwluntary manslaughter, second- degree assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment. andrew speecer, kwwl

the driver of the police van has been murder. he's pleaded not guilty. today, president obama will deliver a statement on his counter-isis strategy.& he'll meet with thehenational security council at the pentagon to talk about the war against isis. the president addressed the nation last week about yesterday marked one month since the terrorist attacks in paris killed 130 people. many laid flowers outside the concert hall where 90 people died. france is still under a state of emergency.. rome showed its solidarity with the people of paris inn unusual way - inneeping with the spirit of the season. france's ambassador to italy turned off the christmas tree lights in one plaza to mark one month since the paris attacks. the tree was then lit back up... with the colors of thth french and italiaa national flags displayed in lights on the sides of the tree. in saudi arabia the results of elections over the weekend show 20 women were elected to government

this is the first time women were allowed to vote and run for office. we have breaking decision 20-16 coverage this morning... a new des moines register and bloomberg politics poll says hillary clinton is building her lead among iowa democrats. 48 percent of likely democratic participants say clinton is their first choice for president. senator bernie sanders has 399 percent support. the poll suggests clinton gaineded the most from vice prrsident joe biden's decision to stay out of the presidential race. on the republican side... ted cruz has jumped ahead of donald trump. the poll released on saturday finds the texas sennor has a ten-point-lead over trump. cruz received 31- percent of likely republican caucus-goers in iowa. trump received 21-percent. the republican presidential candidates will face-off in a a debate hosted by cnn tomorrow night in las vegas. chris christie rejoins the main debate stage after failing to qualify for the fox business debate las month he has since seen a jump in the polls. mike huckabee, rick

will participate in the first round debate. or many of us -- getting to the grocery store isn't a problem. but the elderly and people who don't have cars depend on being in walking distance from one...and not all neighborhoods have one. areas without grocery stores are known as "food deserts." in dubuque, the u-s-d-a has iddntified the area east of "i do see a lot of walkers, i suppose it would be nicer to have a closer one to marshall school, down in that area." food deserts also affect rural communities. in parts of delaware county...people have to drive more than ten miles to the neast grocery store. it's been three years since a gunman entered sandy hook elementary school, killing 26 people. their deaths sparked a movement in the following days -- 26 acts of kindness. as harry smith shows us...some e continuing he effort...with 26 days of kindness. mary callahan has an assignment for her students at

tape 3/ 1:44 "i'll give you drop... the task... send a letter.... letter reading nats (cover with letter writing broll) tape 1/ 53:40 sound... 56:46 pic "dear newtown school teacher.." ...to a teacher or a first responder in newtown or pic "to first responders" tape 1/ 51:25 sound... 54:26 pic "dear newtown police officers.." student sot 1 (blue sweater) them know that they were appreciated and that there job was selfless. (graphic calendar in) this idea... 26 days of kindness... honoring the 20 children and six adults who lost their livee in the 2012 mass (graphic calendar out) nats 2013 pkg (e121)... manifested through acts big and small... like donating food and blankets to the homeless... an annual tradition at notre dame these past three years. teacher sot tape 3/ 35:21 it reminds us that human goodness and human kindness is an every day affair. for students here it couldn't make more sense. andrew blue shirt so2 tape 1/ 22:15 tape 3/ 18:52 we're not jujut remembering something bad that happened. we're trying to counteract that bad with some good. they have learned there's a

crowdeddwith cruelty..junior olivia kaden says she believes student sot 3 tape 1/ 23:28 tape 3/ 20:08 it starts small like with the letter that we kindness has become a part of the curriculum. t principal tape 1/ 12:18 tape 3/ 08:15 harry: do the kids buy into this? chris: they do. they do. and tape 3/ 09:08 i think if we can live our liies like that very and it's sinking in. student sot 4 tape 1/ 28:15 tape 3/ 25:03 you spread one good idea and it becomes like a end) remember that old thing about "it's better to o ive than to receive?" they still believe that here. harry smith nbc news fairfield connecticut. it's coming up on today in

we're a week away before the official start of winter, but it's tornadoes that are damaging one part of the country. plus... could the smartphone already be outdated technology? what a new survey says, pluss what could kill the smartphone coming up. heavy rainfall from the last couple of days will dry out later today ande will start a cool down for the e eek. i'll have more details coming up. "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. this is today in iowa." "now your storm track 7

weather ininormation. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: rain w wll end from south to north today and another system may bring some light rain and snow oo wednesday, but the rest of the ek should dry out. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will be wet this morning and dry out later today. rain continues to track north, but some dry air is starting to work into the southern counties. however... we havehad plenty

couple of days. many of us got 1 to 3" with some getting even more. temperatures are have already seen their highs in many areas and will continue to be steady or falling... they are already into the low to mid 30s out west. winds are strong as the center of the system tracks in... we are 15 to 30 mph and will stay gusty throughout the day, although maybe not quite this strong. the rain is starting to get dry air in and we will see the

the south to the north. as this system tracks away, another, weaker one will traccin and bring some light rain and snow to the area. rigg now, it doesn't look likeke it has a lot of moisture with it, but we will track it's progression. today we will see the rain n nd from south to north and gusty winds will mean steady or falling temps. lows tonight drop into the low to mid 30s under cloudy skies with northwest winds taking over and tomorrow the winds turn more to the east. or snow on wednesday and then breezy and cooler for the rest of the week with highs only in

and with these wet roads, make sure you're careful if you're driving this morning. right now we're taking a live look out of i-380 i cedar rapids. yesterday, nearly 2-inches of rainfall wassreported in the city. people are cleaning up what's left of their homes after a possible tornado touched down in texas. about 50 homes were damaged. strong winds picked up several trailers and ripped the roof off other homes. "well, it was shocking because extremely shocking. you know, just very, very shocking. we never have tornadoes like this." no one was hurt. it's coming up on today in iowa.... a new study says spending on engagement rings is on the rise. we'll tell you by how much. plus... you might be thinking about thos new year's resolutions? this morning -- one expert tells

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paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock.

receive this holiday season will be an engagement ring... a new study finds men are paying more these days. about six- thousand dollars s - on average -- for the ring. that's up from 5- thousand a few about it either. most brides to be say they knew how

and while diamonds are forever... many consumers think smartphones are not. a new survey finds smartphones could be obsolete in five years. it found one in tww smartphone users "think that smartphones will be a thing of the past, and this will happen in just five years". artificial intelligence would take its plae. the clock is ticking. we're just weeks away from new year resolutions kicking in. chris clackum tells us there's one in particular experts are saying another reason to celebrate the upcoming new year... a survey finds more verall theme ere is that people are feeling a little more optimistic going into next year." ken hevert's with fidelity investments... who sponsored the study... that found the most popular financial resolutioo include payiig off debt... spending less... and definitely saving more.

annual savings by 1 1ultimately that's going to get me a lot closer to building up the nestegg you want in retirement." seeing how many americans will likely be facing that better health and fitness and just like resootions to be healthier, make sure you tell someone about your financial resolutio. "you get positive re- enforcement and you feel much more committed to hitting that goal." the ststdy also found those who had financial resolutions going into 2015.. are more financially secure, debt-free and optimistic going into 2016. chris clackum, nbc news. more than 2- thousand people participated in the survey. santa claus pays an early visit to

he hits the water...on a jet ski...later deciding to paddle around. santa going past sme of the city's landmarks...like the rock and roll hall of fire and first energy stadium, home of the cleveland browns. santa must have decided browns fans were good this year -- the visit. it's coming uu on today in iowa.... may the force be with you jedis. we'll show you how in-tents the world premiere is for the new star wars movie... here's a live look at storm track seven

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back in hollywood tonight when "star wars: the force awakens" premieres. one productin manager told the hollywood reporter "this is definitely bigger than the oscars." four blocks of hollywood boulevard were shut down to set up a massive tent for the big night. "star wars: the force awakens" will be in theaters across thehe country on friday. storm track seven meteorologist eileen loan issback with another check of your storm

rain will end from the south to the north, but it will be gusty today. steady or falling temps today and again on wednesday as the next, weaker system tracks through. that will for the end of the week. it'' coming up on today in iowa.... a semi catches fire in a motel it's a christmastory that includes an amazing find.d.. and a lesson in kindness. we'll have that story and much more in our next half hour of today in iowa. wake up in your first home. wake up in a home you've made a bit bigger.

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now on today in iowa: this is a landmark day in iowa politics... and across the country for that matter... because of terry branstad. plus we're still two and a half weeks away from the big game, want to go. and a toucng story about a dying girl who had a wish -- and

will play outtin one of the most good morning, i'm ally crutcher. and i'm jerry gallagher. storm track sevn meteorologit eileen loan is here now with your storm track seven forecast. roads remain wet this december morning with rain continuing to track to the north, but it will be endiig from the ssuth to the north. you can see dry air starting to work into our southernmost counties. but we had quite a bit of rain over the last couple of days.... just for sunday, we had 1 to over 3"! waterloo 13th daily record. and now we are dealing with temps that are going to be falling today as

through... but it is still mild... 40s and 50s with strong winds......hey are 15 to 30 mph right now and will stay gusty throughout the day. the rain will continue to track out of the area and some snowflakes may mm into the northern counties as the temps fall this afternoon, but most of us will keep it as rain. we willldry out tomorrw, but another system tracks through on wednesday. i'll have that forecast for you in a few minutes. our top story this morning: a record-setting day in iowa. the state's longest serving dadain iowa. the state's longest serving governor becomes the nation's longest to serve. seven-thousand 642. that's how many days governor

no governor has evererdone that. kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the newsroom with more details. governor branstad says this all started in 8th grade when he was "i terry branstad do solemnly ates..that i will support the consitution of the united states." governor terry branstad took the oath of office for the first time in 1983... "incumbant upon me as governor of this state..." he was just 37 years old.... the youngest serving governor at that time.... "over the next four years... we four years turned into 16 years.... branstad was governor until 1999.....when he left public office..... " " but that wasn't the things haven't always been easy.... he became governor during the farming crisis of the 80s... he dealt with the floods some of the achievements he says he's most proud of.... nat diversifying an agriculture e ased societt and lower

"video from faceboook..." "please welcome governor terry branstad...." he is an iowa native... he studied at university of iowa and drake university. we've got you covered live in the newsroom... amanda gilbert... kwwl news. seven-thousand 642 is just shy of 21 years in office. we'll have coverage throughout this historic day. decision 2016 coverage: this morning, we're expecting a new des moines register poll sizing up theheace for the democrats.

more time in iowa hoping to close the gap with the frontrunner hihiary clinton. sanders made several stops in eastern iowa the past few days. at one stop -- he said some in we're not talking in soundbites. we're talking about the real or that person f fom coming into america. a very simple statement. a very stupid statement. kwwl has asked repeatedly for a comprehensive, one-on-one interview ith senator sanders. want to sit ddwn and ask him about iowa issues -- as we've he's talking about. but his campaign has told us no -- time and again -- saying it's not possible because offis schedule. new numbers overnight from an nbc-wall street journal poll show how the republican frontrunners would fare against hillary clinton. tracie potts has that story -- just a day before the republicans' next

brand new at midnight from our nbc-wall street journal clinton if the election were ben carson and marco rubio could both beat her - but they're not topping the field. "they're kidding themselves. i'm going to win. i think i'm going to win. i'm not one of these other guys that does down. i don't go down, i go up." but ted cruz has the momentum - now leading in iowa and within five points of trump nationally. the cruz team tweeted this photo... fielding 4- thousand phonecalls in iowa this weekend... with fresh criticism frrm his rivals:s: "when it comes to experience know that that is really the correct answer." "each time he's had to choose between strong national defense he seems to side with the isolationist. and this is an important issue to have a debate centerr stage. he's still leading, even after proposing that ban on muslims in the u- s. i'm traciepotts in

today, the president will make a rare visit to the pentagon -- to focus on the war against isis. he'll meet with his top national security advisers. the white house says no major policy shift is expected to come out of it. at least one other event is being planned for this week as the president tries to ease concerns about his strategy. it's been three years now since the massacre at sandy hook elementary. today, will be the first time students in newtown, connecticut will be in school on the anniversary. 26 people were killed -- including 20 children. this morning, uni sttdents are remembering a fellow classmate. according to an email from president bill ruud -- a student died on sunday. president ruud said they don't

death -- but says suicide and foul play e nottsuspected. this is the third student death at uni this semester. the school has counselors available if students need extra support. quite a commotion near a waverly hotel when a fire destroys a semi. it happened on sunday in e super 8 parking lot. no one was hurt. the fire chief says it appears the fire started because of some kind of electrical problem. a tanker truck explodes killing the driver. it happened in portland. the truck, hauling diesel fuel, asphalt... "one tank car was heavily damaged. no product leaked and seven other rail cars were the accident." some homes were evacuated as firefighters worked to put out the fire. it took them about two hours to control it. this morning, parents are demanding answers after their son was killed in a crash

deputy. the crash happened in florida early sunday. troopers say the uber driver went into an intersection at the same time a deputy did. vestigators believe one of thh drivers failed to stop for a red this morning, a unique christmas story out of england: builders found a christmas letter in a chimney -- more than 70 years after it was written. but it didn't stop there. they surprised the person who wrote it with the presents he wanted seven decades ago. the letter was written to santa claus asking for clothes and any toys to spare... so i looked at it. it was quite quite amazing actually." the letter also asked for drum, a box of chalk and slippers. the man was given those gifts along with the letter he wrote when he this morning, thousands of hawkeyes fans are hoping for good news from the university. they

the university has about 22- thousand -- but moror than 50- thousand people requested a ticket. that means many other fans will have to spend more to go through the secondary market -- like stubhub. right now stubhub has tickets -- beginning at 500 dollars. ioio takes on stanford in the rose bowl on new year's day. our live reports from pasadena begin in just 12 days. here's another hot ticket. thehenew star wars movie is out this week. we've all heard of "r2-d2". but this story is all about r-2-k-t. kristen dahlgren tells us about a little pink droid born in a girl's imagination, and about to have a cameo in the huge new star wars film. ten years ago. in a galaxy not so far away. a dying treatment there were times when years old, with an inoperable brain tumor so her dad, who had founded one of the largest star warsscharity costumeeclubs reached out to see if

within weeks, katie had a donated hand-made fully functioning pink droid nicknamed r2-kt aj: her face little up and she went to hug it right away. ininatie's final ays, her droid was her constant companion. aj: for her it was comforting to know that r2-kt was in the corner watching over her though katie lost her battle - -heir story doesn't end there. her family knew there were others to watch over. and the droid took ooa new life. aj: our first thought was this beautiful as it is. you know we wanted to share that and give back to other people over the past 10 years r2-kt has visited children's hospitals, toy drives, conventions.. even weddings. taking on celebrity

figures and cameos with all proceeds going to charity- but wanted r2-kt to appear in the force awakens. imagine your come over for dinner' like that level of excitement what it was of e biggest fill releases in "it just makes me feel so good because that's my sister's legacy living on." little girl with a dying wish.. living on in ways she could have never dreamed.. kristen dahlgren nbc news we still have a lot to get to this morning...

postal service has today circled on its calendar. find out why. plusus- most of us would have to use the force to afford this. a rare star wars action figure has been sold... so for how much? heavy rainfall from the last cool down for the week. i'll have more details coming up. "you're watching kwwl, we've got you covered! with jerry gallagher, ally crutcher and meteorologist eileen loan. "now your storm track 7 forecast on kwwl." from the kwwl stormtrack 7

team. see the screen for your complete weather information. here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team: rain will end from south to north today and another system may bring some

and snow on wednesday, but the rest of the week should dry out. stormtrack7 live weather network cameras will be wet this morning and dry out later today. rain continues to track north, but some dry air is starting to work into the southern counties. however... we have had plenty over the last couple of days. many of us got 1 to 3" with some getting even more. temperaturs ae have already seen their highs in many areas and will continue to be steady or

already into the low to mid 30s out west. winds are strong as the center of the system tracks in... we are 15 to 30 mph and will stay gusty throughhut the day, altltugh maybe not quite this strong. the rain is starting to get dry air in and we will see the rain ending from the south to the north. as this system tracks away, another, weaker oneewill track in and bring some light rain and snow to the area. right now, it doesn't look like

moisture with it, but we will track it's progression. today we will see the rain end from south to north and gusty winds will mean steady or winds taking over and tomorrow the winds turn more to the east. we are continuing to track the rain throughout the morning. right now we're taking a live look off of u-s 2-18 i waterloo. the city saw over 3 inches of rain yesterday, a record rainfall. it's beginning to look a lot like christmas -- in another part of the untry. unfortunately, that means the roads are messy. in northern california -- traffic has been slow-going because of the snow. plows have been busy trying to clear the roads. the time now is... a little song, a little dance -- and a lot of joy. an eastern iowa girl surprised with a flash mob. plus -- it's not new year's eve

are so many couples lining up in the same spot... to kiss at the same time? it must've been the mistletoe. you're watching kwwl. we've got you covered in guttenberg, durango, mount auburn and all of eastern iowa

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a flash mob turns out to wish an iowa girl well. sarah pieterek from dubuque says she was surprised by a flash mob dancing to kelly clarkson's...."stron ger." it's part of her make-a-wish foundation reveal. she's been fighting leukemia for what got me emotional because she was surprised and music started." as part of sarah's wish... she's going to disney world along with her family for christmas. she says she's doing a lot better now -- compared to the beginning of the year. one lucky basketball fan left the jazz-thunder game about twenty-thousand- dollars richer. the crowd erupted when the fan made a half court shot. it's the first time in two years someone has done that at a people puckered up to set a world record: the most couples kissing under the mistletoe at once. and it looks like they did it too. more than two hundred couples

georgia. they joined hands and kissed for at least ten seconds under the mistletoe. a "star wars" toy made almost 40 years ago sells -- for a price that's out of this world! someone paid 25- thousand dollars for a luke skywalker action figure. it's considered rare -- his lightsaber broke easily, so the toys were pulled from production. it's still in the original packaging -- making it priceless to collectors. neighbors are relieved a raccoon is back on the ground. the critter was first spotted on top of a pole last week in massachusetts. neighbors called the power company, police, and they posted about it on social media. they even placed bails of hay around the pole in case the raccoon fell so it would have a softer landing. power companies carefully coordinated the rescue effort with the animal rescue league. the raccoon was scooped in the

-- but not before trying to make a break for it... "people in town have been "the rescue went about as fell. my heart stopped then, but it seems to be a happy ending. haven't slept for a few nights, but i'll sleep great tonight." the animal rescue league says the raccoon does appear to be injured and dehydrated. it'll be taken to a wildlife rehab center. it's you're watching today in iowa on k- w-w-l. eileen loan is back with another chec there's something out there. it's a highly contagious disease. it can be especially serious- even fatal to infants. unfortunately, many people who spread it may not know they have it. it's called whooping cough.

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paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the working class back to where they should be. he's a rock.

forecast. rain will end from the south to the north, but it will be gusty today. steady or falling temps today and again on wednesday as the next, weaker system tracks through. that will bring light rain or snow to the state and cooler temps for the end of the week. here's a live look outside at the university of iowa campus. there's another hour of today in iowa coming up right here on

made today for governor branstad. today, his name goes in the record books. we take a look back at his time in office. plus...new poll numbers out this morning look at how democrats and republicans fare in head to head matchups.